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Never correct others in social conversation. That they’re wrong doesn’t matter, and correcting them only puts them on the defensive, effectively shutting down the conversation.

Not sure where I learned this. Maybe Carnegie’s *How to Win Friends and Influence People*?

Update: This principle isn’t from Carnegie’s *How to Win Friends and Influence People*. At least, I couldn’t find it in there–either by skimming the book or searching on Amazon’s “Search Inside”. Maybe the idea is my own or comes from some other book.

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